obama's decision received support from republicans and democrats. stroke talbot, deputy secretary of state under bill clinton and president of the brookings institute said, a moscow meeting would have been more happy talk than merited. ambassador john bolton weighing in on at controversy last night when he went "on the record" with greta van susteren. >> canceling this meeting has all the impact on putin of obama fluttering his eyelids. it is purely symbolic. gregg: joining us now, brad blakeman, former deputy assistant to president george w. bush. mike breen, executive director of the truman national security project. mike, let me start with you. surely put teen knew obama would cancel if i gave snowden asylum which is probably why putin did it. why not, if you're the president of the united states, do just the opposite. meet with putin, confront him face-to-face? give him a tongue-lashing, criticize him publicly? why not that? >> the president is right he carries with his office the strength and prestige of the united states of america. if you wan